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Pride Week festivities will close Church St. from Carlton to Hayden Sts. starting Friday at 3 p.m. until Monday at 7 a.m.

On Saturday, Wellesley St. from Javis St. to Queen’s Park Circle will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to noon for the Pride and Remembrance Run.

The Dyke March will start at Carlton St. between Jarvis and Sherbourne Sts. and run west along Carlton to Yonge St. before turning north on Yonge St. to Charles St. E. The parade will then turn east on Charles St. E. to George Hislop Parkette. The march is from 2 to 4 p.m. and roads will be closed between 1 and 5 p.m.

On Sunday, the Pride Parade will start at Church St. and Bloor St. E. and run west on Bloor St. E. to Yonge St. The parade will then turn south on Yonge St. to Dundas St. before turning back to the festival on Church St. The parade is from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Roads on the parade route will be closed for varying periods between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.

There will also be plenty of Canada Day celebrations across the city on Tuesday, July 1, to celebrate this great country.

At Queen’s Park, Queen’s Park Circle from College St to Hoskin Ave. will be closed on Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Canada Day activities.

In Scarborough, a parade will close Brimley Rd. from Progress Ave. to Ellesmere Ed from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from Ellesmere Rd. to Lawrence Ave from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Police will then close Ellesmere Rd from Midland Ave. to McCowen Rd from 4 to 5 p.m.

Celebrations will also be held at Mel Lastman Square. Southbound lanes of Yonge St. from North York Blvd to Park Home Ave. will be closed from Noon to 11 p.m. A full closure of Yonge St. within that block will be closed from 7 to 11 p.m.

Fireworks are scheduled to be held at Mel Lastman Square starting at 10:15 p.m., at Ashbridges Bay starting at 9:30 p.m. and at Canada’s Wonderland beginning at 10 p.m.

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